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Coachella 2014

While the 2014 Big Day Out reported losses in the millions, the folks behind California’s flagship desert festival, Coachella, made a motza, raking in a record-setting gross amount of $78 million dollars. Billboard reports the festival, produced by Goldenvoice Presents – a division of AEG Live, achieved a combined sold-out attendance for both weekends at

Lana Del Rey has out Lana-Del-Reyed herself with her latest visual offering, the video for current single West Coast. The new clip has been delivered in the lead up to the jilted songstress’s wildly anticipated sophomore effort Ultraviolence. We’re first shown the moist eyed crooner as she swans along the presumably West Coast shoreline in

Amidst surprise bobble head guests, covering Blondie tunes with Debbie Harry and trolling their audience with a fake Daft Punk, Arcade Fire managed to pack in a quick dig at electronic music acts, during their filled-to-the-brim Coachella sets. “Shout-out to all the bands still playing actual instruments at this festival,” frontman Win Butler said during

The 2014 instalment of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has seen a veritable cavalcade of guest stars come through, with everyone from your common celebrity (possibly paid to attend), to icons like Jay-Z appearing alongside friends during scheduled performances. Last weekend, Pharrell Williams‘ set was arguably the most jam-packed with special guest spots,

Chance the Rapper, real name Chancelor Bennett, was taken to hospital on Sunday, forcing him to cancel his scheduled set during the closing night of Coachella 2014. Representatives for the rapper revealed the news on Twitter Sunday afternoon, followed by a statement on Bennett’s Facebook. “On behalf of Chance and our entire team- We sincerely

Since Arcade Fire started on their current album cycle for 2013’s Reflektor, tricks and mistaken identity has been a running theme of their performances. From a bait-and-switch Brooklyn gig, to an impostor band at Big Day Out, and now they’ve managed to punk an entire Coachella crowd. Social media exploded on Sunday night when the

A female festival-goer has died after collapsing at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, just prior to the festival’s second weekend of shows. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oakland woman Kimchi Truong, 24, collapsed at the festival on Saturday, 12th April, and was immediately taken to the nearby JFK Memorial

This year’s instalment of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has seen a stellar list of collaborations, cameos, and surprise appearances, with everyone from Beyonce to Justin Bieber getting in some stage time. Arcade Fire have continued the trend with the help of Debbie Harry. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Régine Chassagne brought Harry on stage

Following an a capella teaser performance at a Las Vegas gig last week, Lana Del Rey debuted her new single, West Coast, during her performance at Coachella 2014 over the weekend. The track saw its official premiere today and comes off her upcoming third studio album, Ultraviolence. While performing at Las Vegas venue The Chelsea

While Beyonce delighted fans with her surprise dance routine at this weekend’s Coachella festivities, renown Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo Di Caprio wowed festival-goers in a different fashion, with reports suggesting he was captured on film busting some questionable moves during an MGMT set. The Internet is abuzz today after an Instagram video surfaced featuring a man

The stars were out in force as Coachella kicked off in Indio, California over the weekend. Around 184 acts are set to take to multiple stages over the festival’s two weekends, but it was the slew of surprise, guest appearances that has set the Californian desert abuzz with excitement, in anticipation, no doubt, of what’s

The highly anticipated reunion of left-of-field Atlanta hip-hop legends Outkast finally kicked off at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California over the weekend, with a 90-minute set that included some of the band’s most enduring anthems like ATLiens, B.O.B, Roses, and Hey Ya. “I know it’s kind of weird, 20 years later

Almost two years since the release of his acclaimed debut Channel Orange, Frank Ocean has taken to his famed Tumblr, hinting that he is close to finishing his follow-up record. In the post, Ocean says he may skip this weekend’s Coachella festivities, so he can put the final touches on his new record. Ocean said

For the non-celebrities among us, unable to fork out the cash for a quick trip over to the States to attend this weekend’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the event organisers have a handy consolation prize. Coachella will offer live broadcasts of both festival weekends, toady announcing the timetable for weekend one. Weekend one,

The first weekend of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off this weekend in the States and organisers have now offered ticket-holders the means to discover all of the heart-wrenching clashes, as well as two huge last minute additions: Julian Casablancas and the Pixies. Readers can check out the set times in

English heavy legends Motörhead are set to play Coachella Festival 2014, with Lemmy Kilmister and company confirmed for the bill of the much-loved festival, which takes place in the Californian desert between April 11-13 and April 18-20. The news of their appearance was announced by Coachella on Twitter, with the festival organisers posting a picture

After dominating the early part of the 00s with tunes like Hey Ya, we haven’t heard from Outkast in a mighty long time, but a new report claims Andre 3000 and Big Boi are set to end their hiatus for the 2014 installment of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. According to Billboard, the